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Item title reads - Diesels, you have been warned.

Some diesel lorries are banned after spot checks show they are belching out too much smoke. Mill Hill, London.

L/S lorries in lay-by, a crowd gathers around one. M/S Transport Minister Ernest Marples bending down and looking at meter. C/U smoke meter. M/S and C/U Marples, C/U driver looking out. C/U Marples talking to officials. L/S as another lorry is directed into the lay-by by policemen. M/S Marples standing back as smoke belches from the lorry's exhaust. C/U of the lorry driver Albert Arthur. M/S Marples watching the meter as it checks the amount of smoke. C/U meter registering very high. M/S as Mr Marples hands the driver the ticket banning him from using lorry until problem is fixed. C/U ticket, pan to Mr Arthur.